As this page is developed, you will find web sites, lessons, interactive activities, and more for you to use with your curriculum. Remember, the idea with using technology in the classroom is not to reinvent the wheel but to supplement to things you already do!
Web Sites
Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs.
All of Thinkfinity.org's 55,000 standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials are reviewed by the nation's leading education organizations to ensure that content is accurate, up-to-date, unbiased and appropriate for students.
Poe Revealed
The 200th birthday celebration of Edgar Allen Poe
Save the WordsAdopt a word, spread the word, get a word a day via email. The page takes a bit of time to load but offers students and teachers the chance to increase vocabulary. Eventually the words start begging to be adopted. Check it out!
Advanced English Lessons
Free online English lessons, dictionaries, online newspapers, magazines, vocabulary reviews and much more!
Live Online Spelling Bee for Kids
As a sophisticated interactive learning tool, BigIQBee.com provides an unparalleled platform that simulates the bright lights and pressure-packed atmosphere of a competitive spelling bee. With a database of 35,000 grade appropriate spelling words, elementary & middle school students compete against their peers from around the world for ranking in our weekly Top 5 Spellers.
Spelling City
SpellingCity is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun.
Google Lit TripsThis site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Guide to Grammar & Writing
A superior web site to learn better grammar and writing by the Capital Community College Foundation.
Grammar Girl
Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Whether English is your first language or second language, Grammar Girl’s punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Mignon Fogarty is the creator and host of Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
60 Second Shakespeare by BBC
Creating your own interpretation of Shakespeare in one minute - make a film or audio, take a scene or whole play, keep it classic or make it modern, it's up to you.
You might choose to interpret an act, a scene, or a theme, or even a complete play. You could do a classic interpretation or try a modern take set in the 21st century. The choice is yours but whatever you choose, this is your chance to give the world your interpretation of the great man in sixty seconds.
SenDraw: Create Reed/Kellogg Sentence DiagramsSenDraw is a software program used for creating Reed-Kellogg sentence diagrams. Anyone is welcome to download the software, which is made available "as is." There is no application support available at this time.
SenDraw can be used to create diagrams for sentences that have you have already analyzed. SenDraw will not automatically analyze and diagram sentences for you. Even seemingly simple English sentences require smart humans to analyze them; consider, for example, the differences between "Time flies like an arrow" and "Fruit flies like a banana."
Beowulf Lessons Lesson plans and teaching resources for Beowulf.
Mark Twain in His Times
This interpretive archive, drawn largely from the resources of the Barrett Collection, focuses on how "Mark Twain" and his works were created and defined, marketed and performed, reviewed and appreciated. The goal is to allow readers, scholars, students and teachers to see what Mark Twain and His Times said about each other, in a way that can speak to us today. Contained here are dozens of texts and manuscripts, scores of contemporary reviews and articles, hundreds of images, and many different kinds of interactive exhibits. For a quick overview, you can go to "Sample This Site." If you'd like help navigating the site, start with "Piloting Lessons" in "About This Site."
The Poe Museum
The Poe Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond.
The Salem Witch Trials
The events which led to the Witch Trials actually occurred in what is now the town of Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known as Salem Village. Launching the hysteria was the bizarre, seemingly inexplicable behavior of two young girls; the daughter, Betty, and the niece, Abigail Williams, of the Salem Village minister, Reverend Samuel Parris.
Model of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (Google Earth Required)
A faithful reproduction of the original Globe theater where Shakespere worked and his plays were shown. It is located on the banks of the River Thames in central London. Modeled with photorealistic textures! Created by Mason Thrall. Google Earth Required!
Literature Project Based Lessons by Ralph Maltese
Projects include The Great Gatsby, Tom Sawyer, Ivanhoe, Brave New World, Animal Farm and more. This teacher won Teacher of the Year award for Pennsylvania!
Lightning Bug
Your writing partner, helping you write a story from beginning to THE END. This site will help you start your story providing ideas where you fill in the rest.
Lessons
Language Arts Time Travel
Use Microsoft Photostory 3 or Windows Movie Maker to create a presentation that will entice people to travel back in time
to visit either a place, famous author, or playwright. Students must use images that are relevant to the topic assigned and add music. The presentation should only last between 30 - 45 seconds.
As this page is developed, you will find web sites, lessons, interactive activities, and more for you to use with your curriculum. Remember, the idea with using technology in the classroom is not to reinvent the wheel but to supplement to things you already do!
Web Sites
Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs.
All of Thinkfinity.org's 55,000 standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials are reviewed by the nation's leading education organizations to ensure that content is accurate, up-to-date, unbiased and appropriate for students.
Poe Revealed
The 200th birthday celebration of Edgar Allen Poe
Save the WordsAdopt a word, spread the word, get a word a day via email. The page takes a bit of time to load but offers students and teachers the chance to increase vocabulary. Eventually the words start begging to be adopted. Check it out!
Great Gatsby Powerpoint.ppt
Teaching Great Gatsby? Here is a useful Powerpoint to use.
Wordly Wise 3000: Vocabulary Reinforcement for All
Advanced English Lessons
Free online English lessons, dictionaries, online newspapers, magazines, vocabulary reviews and much more!
Live Online Spelling Bee for Kids
As a sophisticated interactive learning tool, BigIQBee.com provides an unparalleled platform that simulates the bright lights and pressure-packed atmosphere of a competitive spelling bee. With a database of 35,000 grade appropriate spelling words, elementary & middle school students compete against their peers from around the world for ranking in our weekly Top 5 Spellers.
Spelling City
SpellingCity is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun.
Robert Frost Out Loud
Audio recordings and texts of Robert Frost Poetry.
Google Lit TripsThis site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Guide to Grammar & Writing
A superior web site to learn better grammar and writing by the Capital Community College Foundation.
Grammar Girl
Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Whether English is your first language or second language, Grammar Girl’s punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Mignon Fogarty is the creator and host of Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
60 Second Shakespeare by BBC
Creating your own interpretation of Shakespeare in one minute - make a film or audio, take a scene or whole play, keep it classic or make it modern, it's up to you.
You might choose to interpret an act, a scene, or a theme, or even a complete play. You could do a classic interpretation or try a modern take set in the 21st century. The choice is yours but whatever you choose, this is your chance to give the world your interpretation of the great man in sixty seconds.
SenDraw: Create Reed/Kellogg Sentence DiagramsSenDraw is a software program used for creating Reed-Kellogg sentence diagrams. Anyone is welcome to download the software, which is made available "as is." There is no application support available at this time.
SenDraw can be used to create diagrams for sentences that have you have already analyzed. SenDraw will not automatically analyze and diagram sentences for you. Even seemingly simple English sentences require smart humans to analyze them; consider, for example, the differences between "Time flies like an arrow" and "Fruit flies like a banana."
Beowulf Lessons
Lesson plans and teaching resources for Beowulf.
More Beowulf Lessons
Thank you Lori Sheldon for this resource.
Scarlet Letter Lessons
Lesson plans and teaching resources for the Scarlet Letter.
Mark Twain in His Times
This interpretive archive, drawn largely from the resources of the Barrett Collection, focuses on how "Mark Twain" and his works were created and defined, marketed and performed, reviewed and appreciated. The goal is to allow readers, scholars, students and teachers to see what Mark Twain and His Times said about each other, in a way that can speak to us today. Contained here are dozens of texts and manuscripts, scores of contemporary reviews and articles, hundreds of images, and many different kinds of interactive exhibits. For a quick overview, you can go to "Sample This Site." If you'd like help navigating the site, start with "Piloting Lessons" in "About This Site."
The Poe Museum
The Poe Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond.
The Salem Witch Trials
The events which led to the Witch Trials actually occurred in what is now the town of Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known as Salem Village. Launching the hysteria was the bizarre, seemingly inexplicable behavior of two young girls; the daughter, Betty, and the niece, Abigail Williams, of the Salem Village minister, Reverend Samuel Parris.
To Kill a Mockingbird Resources
Collection of 25+ Links to To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson Plan, Guides, and other Resources
A Tale of Two Cities Audiobook
Listen to the novel or go to iTunes and download it from there-FREE!
absolute SHAKESPEARE
A super resource for Shakespeare!
Model of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (Google Earth Required)
A faithful reproduction of the original Globe theater where Shakespere worked and his plays were shown. It is located on the banks of the River Thames in central London. Modeled with photorealistic textures! Created by Mason Thrall. Google Earth Required!
Elizabethan England
The life and times of Queen Elizabeth I.
An English Teacher's Romeo & Juliet Site Lessons
Good teacher-created resources: reading guides for each act with vocab, etc., online quzzes, handouts, project ideas, etc.
Literature Project Based Lessons by Ralph Maltese
Projects include The Great Gatsby, Tom Sawyer, Ivanhoe, Brave New World, Animal Farm and more. This teacher won Teacher of the Year award for Pennsylvania!
Lightning Bug
Your writing partner, helping you write a story from beginning to THE END. This site will help you start your story providing ideas where you fill in the rest.
Lessons
Language Arts Time Travel
Use Microsoft Photostory 3 or Windows Movie Maker to create a presentation that will entice people to travel back in time
to visit either a place, famous author, or playwright. Students must use images that are relevant to the topic assigned and add music. The presentation should only last between 30 - 45 seconds.